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Thursday, October 10, 2019

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8:30 AM� -� 9:20 AM PDS Connect Kickoff!

Event Center

Join us as we kickoff PDS Connect 2019 and hear some exciting

updates from President & CEO, Dr. Asif Naseem and EVP of Sales,

John Miller.

Asif�Naseem,�

John�Miller�

9:20 AM� -� 10:10 AM Opening Keynote: Erik Qualman

Event Center

Digital Leaders are Made – Not Born. In this keynote Eric will talk about

what it take to be a leader in the digital age.

Erik�Qualman�

10:20 AM� -� 11:05 AM Are you Attracting and Retaining the Right Next Generation

Workforce? - Lenovo

Serenity

Lenovo - Attracting and retaining the next generation of workforce is

hard! Learn how through innovative technology and workspace

transformation you are able to lighten your load! Explore what works,

what is needed, and how to overcome traditional thinking within your

corporate enterprise. Changes in the workplace with Millennials and

Ziennials are inspiring changes that will transform the future while

giving companies the competitive edge to succeed in the new world

of an emerging workplace environment. Don’t miss this energetic

presentation. This session is sure to encourage you and help you learn

from others about their own march toward change. Please attend. You

will be glad you did!

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10:20 AM� -� 11:05 AM Compromised User and Host Detection Using Behavioral Analytics -

Aruba

Harmony

Aruba - Studies show that over 80% of advanced attacks are

attributed to external actors.�Once these cyber criminals capture

credentials that provide access to corporate networks, they are

virtually undetectable by traditional defenses.� During this session, we

will discuss a variety of attacks utilizing compromised credentials and

the benefits of utilizing behavioral analytics, machine learning and

network data to identify and stop these attacks.

Cliff�Hieronymus�

10:20 AM� -� 11:05 AM Ensuring Your Data Is Protected in A Complex Environment - Dell

EMC

Clarity

Dell EMC - Spoiler Alert: The IT industry is changing at a rapid pace!

The need to protect unstructured data, data in containers, cloud

native applications, multi-cloud environments and traditional

workloads means that businesses require protection solutions that

respond quickly and dynamically to their rapidly evolving IT

environments. No matter the next new IT trend, the bottom line is:

data needs to be protected no matter what it is and where it

lives.�Attend this session to learn how Dell EMC is engineering

cutting-edge and industry-leading technology and solutions to meet

these ever-evolving data protection needs.

Andrew�LeGally �

10:20 AM� -� 11:05 AM Evading Death by Silver Bullet - Micro Focus

Inspire

Micro Focus - Many organizations are lured by the siren call of quick

fixes to their security woes with many “silver bullet” point solutions

that only address a near term challenge or a fraction of the

requirements necessary to deliver�truly effective security .� Critical

needs, such as breach defense, data security and privacy, and secure

DevOps, demand a more holistic approach that necessitates several

security techniques and areas of expertise working together in

concert to provide truly comprehensive protection.

This session provides attendees with insights into how capabilities

have been leveraged in concert from across a spectrum of security

technologies, combining disciplines from identity and access

management, data security (including encryption), application

security (including vulnerability scanning and application testing),

security operations (including threat detection and operations

inspection), as well as machine learning and analytics, to address the

complex challenges presented in marshaling an effective defense

against breaches and preparations necessary to quickly respond and

mitigate the potential damage caused by an attack. More, by taking a

more holistic approach to the security framework, it can also enable

organizations to “shift left” with security in their modern DevOps

processes, facilitating faster integration and delivery of secure

applications and services with confidence.�

Attendees will leave this session knowing how to avoid the lure of a

silver bullet by learning the benefits of taking a holistic approach to

security that allows organizations to not only reduce their risk and

better protect their assets, but also securely empower their

businesses to take advantage of all that the promise of digital

transformation has to offer.

Nick�Nikols�

10:20 AM� -� 11:05 AM Storage Cost Secrets - Achieving Strategic Success - Infinidat

Prosperity



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Infinidat - Data is a strategic enabler for digital transformation while

the cost of data storage varies significantly between technologies and

consumption models. Enterprise data is growing at a CAGR of 50%

while IT budgets are growing modestly or remain flat. Transform

Economically, not just Digitally, by learning a pragmatic approach for

calculating storage costs that will enable your company’s strategy for

success.

Neville�Yates�

11:15 AM� -� 12:00 PM Challenge: Keeping your Documents Safe Through Capture and

Distribution - Canon

Clarity

Canon - Explore how essential business document capture, storage

and distribution workflows and Canon document/check scanning

solutions can help you to meet your document challenges.

Mardy�Fried�

11:15 AM� -� 12:00 PM Evading Death by Silver Bullet - Micro Focus

Harmony

Micro Focus - Many organizations are lured by the siren call of quick

fixes to their security woes with many “silver bullet” point solutions

that only address a near term challenge or a fraction of the

requirements necessary to deliver�truly effective security .� Critical

needs, such as breach defense, data security and privacy, and secure

DevOps, demand a more holistic approach that necessitates several

security techniques and areas of expertise working together in

concert to provide truly comprehensive protection.

This session provides attendees with insights into how capabilities

have been leveraged in concert from across a spectrum of security

technologies, combining disciplines from identity and access

management, data security (including encryption), application

security (including vulnerability scanning and application testing),

security operations (including threat detection and operations

inspection), as well as machine learning and analytics, to address the

complex challenges presented in marshaling an effective defense

against breaches and preparations necessary to quickly respond and

mitigate the potential damage caused by an attack. More, by taking a

more holistic approach to the security framework, it can also enable

organizations to “shift left” with security in their modern DevOps

processes, facilitating faster integration and delivery of secure

applications and services with confidence.�

Attendees will leave this session knowing how to avoid the lure of a

silver bullet by learning the benefits of taking a holistic approach to

security that allows organizations to not only reduce their risk and

better protect their assets, but also securely empower their

businesses to take advantage of all that the promise of digital

transformation has to offer.

Nick�Nikols�

11:15 AM� -� 12:00 PM Leveraging Next Generation Technologies to Pay for your Next

Generation Hosting Strategy - Dell EMC

Inspire

Dell EMC - The confluence of forces driving digital change in business

is straining IT teams to respond with faster solutions, greater uptime

and lower costs at a time when broad scale cloud can seem easier and

more cost effective.� Learn how to use your existing IT spend with Dell

EMC to create a steady pivot to next generation datacenter benefits

while reducing costs compared to your traditional acquisitions.� In this

session we will discuss areas of cost savings that customers can

leverage across the Dell EMC portfolio to create offset funding. This

approach will help reduce the cost of changing to a fully software



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defined datacenter that supports broad scale cloud and build

business flexibility for running any workload anywhere its needed.

Max�Babler�

11:15 AM� -� 12:00 PM Machine Learning and Why Data is Driving the Future of Security -

Check Point

Serenity

Check Point - Learn how Check Point can help you become pro-active

with your security and report data spills before molehills become

mountains or small leaks become fountains. Come listen about

machine learning and how the future of security is data driven.

Kierk�Sanderlin �

11:15 AM� -� 12:00 PM Upgrade your Link to the Digital World in the Education Sector -

Cherry Americas

Prosperity

Cherry Americas - As we move towards a more digitized,

technological, ever-connected globalized world, Cherry, a leading

manufacturer of computer input devices, has an important role to

fulfill the needs in the education industry. Are your institutions

adequately equipped? From computer labs to faculty administration

to bookstores, learn how to better bridge the gap to the digital world

across the campus.

Henry�Quintero �

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12:00 PM� -� 1:15 PM Lunch & Partner Showcase

Event Center

Come grab a bite and after lunch, stroll the partner showcase.

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1:15 PM� -� 2:00 PM "KISS" Simplify your Data Center Operations Today! - Nutanix

Inspire

Nutanix - Join our session at PDS Connect 2019 to learn how Nutanix

can simplify your data center operations today! Nutanix solutions are

built on the industry’s most popular hyperconverged infrastructure

(HCI) technology—a complete, 100% software-defined stack that

integrates compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and security

to power any application, at any scale. Our robust software and cloud

services unify IT operations and bring frictionless application mobility

across different cloud environments. The growing demands of

enterprise applications and the fast pace of modern business

threaten to put legacy IT design — with separate storage, storage

networks and servers — at risk of failure. The silos created by

traditional datacenter infrastructure often present barriers to change

and progress, adding complexity to every step from ordering to

deployment to management.

Tony�Holland�

1:15 PM� -� 2:00 PM Accessing, securing, and managing your Cloud Apps is a

nightmare!�- Thales Group/Gemalto

Clarity

Thales Group/Gemalto - Enterprises looking to scale the deployment

of cloud and web apps across the organization encounter hurdles to

efficiently managing online identities and access security, while

ensuring user convenience and regulatory compliance. Learn how

SafeNet Trusted Access helps customers face these challenges. When

you attend this session you will learn:

Mitigating risk by providing another layer of security

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10+ authentication methods�

Securing access through granular policy settings

Kyle�Ward �

1:15 PM� -� 2:00 PM Buzz Word Soup: SDDC, Agile, Hybrid- HPE

Prosperity

HPE - We will discuss how to leverage the technologies behind these

buzz words to respond to business requirements quickly and cost-

effectively. We will discuss Software-Defined Intelligence, leveraging

API integrations, utilizing AI in the management of infrastructure and

how pulling these together will enable an IT organization to drive

innovation and value for the business.

Drew�Parker �

1:15 PM� -� 2:00 PM Juggling IT Operations – How to reduce complexity and focus on

business objectives - PDS

Serenity

PDS - Join Greg Fliearman and Eric Winburn from PDS as they talk

about how to juggle both proactive and reactive elements of IT

Operations in a way that enables you as an IT leader to minimize risk,

improve service quality and simplify your IT Operations.� In today’s

business world we are asked to juggle an increasing number of

demands, everything from changing business requirements, shifting

consumer demands to global competition. �We will cover ways to

simplifying the number of demands that you and your IT Team have to

juggle when it comes to IT Operations, allowing you to put more time,

energy and focus on the things that matter most to your business

stakeholders.

Greg�Fliearman,�

Eric�Winburn�

1:15 PM� -� 2:00 PM Megatrends in Healthcare 2019 - HP, Inc.

Harmony

HP Inc. - Join and listen as Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein, MD, MS describes the

latest trends this year in Healthcare. His perspective is based on his

unique, highly diverse and distinguished career as a physician and a

healthcare consultant to many of the top national and international IT

organizations. These organizations include HP, Inc, IBM-Watson

Health, Optum Health and Allscripts and Truven.

Jeffrey�Goldstein, MD, MS�

2:15 PM� -� 3:00 PM Is your O365 Data at Risk? - Veeam

Harmony

Veeam - Statistics show three out of four organizations are not

adequately protecting their Office 365 data. They struggle with

internal and external security threats, data deletion scenarios and

retention policy gaps. There are roughly 160 million Office 365 users.

This means there are 120 million unprotected users, and the number

grows by 3 million every month! Veeam® Backup for Microsoft Office

365 is ideally suited to address this opportunity. Veeam Backup for

Microsoft Office 365 sales grew 549% last year, and millions of

organizations depend upon it to protect their most critical assets.

Let’s review how we can help you protect your data!

Troy�Dunavan �

2:15 PM� -� 3:00 PM It is a Mobile World! Mobile Operating System Transition - Honeywell

Clarity

Honeywell - Empowering employees, delivering customer experience,

maintaining productivity, streamlining mobile devices, and keeping

pace in an ever-changing industry are common business goals. The



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move to Android is on, Microsoft already stopped supporting

Windows® Embedded CE 6.0. and 6.5 will be next. This means devices

running these operating systems will not be protected against

security threats. Businesses need a future proof and cost- effective

mobile platform to achieve these goals, but many fall short when they

are put to the test. High-performing businesses need mobile

technology solutions that will simplify and elevate performance – with

a long life span. In addition to a mobile technology that will elevate

performance, business leaders seek an operating platform that will

excel under the demands placed upon it. These goals are most

certainly achievable through the deployment of the right platform.

One that simplifies deployments, strengthen performance, and be a

cost-effective, future-proof way for businesses to deploy mobile

solutions.

John�Smith�

2:15 PM� -� 3:00 PM Learning in three dimensions with HP Virtual Reality Solutions - HP,

Inc.

Inspire

HP, Inc. - HP’s leading VR Evangelist, Dan Schneider, will speak about

commercial VR emphasizing key verticals, Education, Training and

Simulation, Product Visualization, Location Based Entertainment, and

Healthcare. Dan has a passion for helping find great VR Solutions for

every use case.�Bring your immersive vision and ideas to collaborate

with Dan on possible emerging technology solutions.

Dan�Schneider�

2:15 PM� -� 3:00 PM Security Panel Discussion Moderated by Tamara Korbel PDS

Director, IT Security and IAM - PDS

Serenity

PDS - Join us for this insightful session and hear some of the area’s

finest security experts discuss the most compelling topics of today.�

The panel will consist of some of our customers, Manufacturer

Partners, and of course PDS experts.� Check back soon to see the

Panel Members!

Nick�Nikols,�

Asaf�Lerner,�

Jim�Nash�

Tamara �Korbel �

2:15 PM� -� 3:00 PM Think Differently! IT as a Service – HPE GreenLake - HPE

Prosperity

HPE - IDC states that by 2020 40% of IT Enterprise Infrastructure

spending will be on improved “as a service” models. Does your

organization struggle with overprovisioning of assets and capacity

planning? Is your organization looking at ways to elevate your

datacenter services experience and move to an Opex model? Attend

this session to hear how Hewlett Packard Enterprise is uniquely

positioned to offer your IT organization an elevated consumption and

services experience via your valued partner Paragon Development

Systems.

Sam�Gironda�

3:15 PM� -� 4:00 PM "KISS" Simplify your Data Center Operations Today! - Nutanix

Clarity

Nutanix - Join our session at PDS Connect 2019 to learn how Nutanix

can simplify your data center operations today! Nutanix solutions are

built on the industry’s most popular hyperconverged infrastructure

(HCI) technology—a complete, 100% software-defined stack that

integrates compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and security

to power any application, at any scale. Our robust software and cloud



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services unify IT operations and bring frictionless application mobility

across different cloud environments. The growing demands of

enterprise applications and the fast pace of modern business

threaten to put legacy IT design — with separate storage, storage

networks and servers — at risk of failure. The silos created by

traditional datacenter infrastructure often present barriers to change

and progress, adding complexity to every step from ordering to

deployment to management.

Tony�Holland�

3:15 PM� -� 4:00 PM Another Security Questionnaire? Save time by automating vendor

risk assessments - Process Bolt

Inspire

Process Bolt - Are you tired of manually filling out risk assessment

spreadsheets? Are you spending time answering the same questions

over and over again for your clients? Do you have a vendor risk

management program in place?�Is your vendor management program

spreadsheet questionnaire based? There is a better way!. During this

session, you will learn how you can:

1) Improve the efficiency of inbound security

questionnaires:

Store inbound assessments in a centralized knowledge base to

auto-fill

Track and measure inbound assessment completion� questionnaires

Automate the inbound excel, word, online assessments from your

clients

2) Automate assessments of your vendors:

Eliminate spreadsheets for your vendor risk assessments

Customize questionnaires for clients

Incorporate risk ratings, track responses and remediate issues

Verify that vendor policies cover key compliance criteria Learn how

companies of all sizes are streamlining their outbound and inbound

vendor risk assessments with a state of the art platform

George�Hadjiyanis �

3:15 PM� -� 4:00 PM Attackers Prey on Uncertainty -Varonis

Harmony

Varonis - It takes a lot of visibility and context to detect and respond

to sophisticated threats. Attackers usually target data, where

enterprises have the least visibility and most uncertainty. In this

session, we’ll explore new, sophisticated threats from inside and out,

demonstrate how easy it is for adversaries to bypass traditional

controls, and present a methodology to better protect data at scale,

improve threat detection, and reduce uncertainty.

Chris�Hoesly�

3:15 PM� -� 4:00 PM Digital Transformation, cloud as a tool, not a destination - PDS

Serenity

PDS - As businesses look for transformation to better service

customers, drive new business and grow revenue, cloud should not be

looked at as a destination, but rather a tool to help drive business

outcomes. In this session we will explore how cloud can be a part of a

transformation strategy and we will also go in depth into a few use

cases around leveraging cloud.

James �Keating�

3:15 PM� -� 4:00 PM Trends Affecting Point-of-Care Computing - Capsa Healthcare

Prosperity

Capsa Healthcare - Learn ways to improve asset utilization, while

reducing costs and IT workload. Capsa Healthcare will help you learn



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ways you can keep your focus on patient engagement. We will review

trends and directions in the fast-growing Telemedicine market.

Erica�Kinser�

4:15 PM� -� 5:00 PM Closing the door… - Fortinet

Serenity

Fortinet - Learning and understanding the what and how an attack

occurs, and what is needed to prevent an attack. Spend some time

with us to help position your organization be more prepared.

Andy�Crocker�

4:15 PM� -� 5:00 PM Don’t Become the Next (Data Breach) Victim! - Cascade Asset

Management

Inspire

Cascade Asset Management - You may be surprised how many IT

devices you retire never get wiped or sanitized, exposing your

sensitive data to the secondary market and dark web. Learn more

about these risks and how can you and your ITAD partner can put pro-

active controls in place to prevent this from ever happening to you.

TJ�Barelmann�

4:15 PM� -� 5:00 PM HPE and HP Inc “Mini Road Show”

Harmony

Do you miss the “wheel of meat”? It’s going to make an appearance as

the Wheel of Prizes at PDS Connect. Along with the wheel you will

hear from local reps on the latest Hewlett Packard Enterprise

introductions and HP Inc products. The traditional “HP/HPE

Roadshow” is being condensed at PDS Connect just for you!

Lisa�Messner,�

Dan�Baar�

4:15 PM� -� 5:00 PM Owning the Network: Risk Management for Critical Infrastructure -

Arista

Clarity

Arista - Over the past five years we have seen a significant change in

the threat landscape- with nation-state threat actors targeting a

variety of globally networked systems. Networking infrastructure has

also evolved from monolithic and proprietary operating systems to

developing on top of Linux and other open source components.

The result of this confluence is that we are seeing an increase in the

number of vulnerabilities and exploits affecting network elements, yet

most organizations have not changed their patching and mitigation

processes - often upgrading every few years at best.

This session will explore the current threats, vulnerabilities, and

describe architectural changes and deployment models that can

reduce enterprise risk and provide actionable strategies to protect

your organization’s network.

Douglas�Gourlay�

4:15 PM� -� 5:00 PM Thriving in a Hybrid Multi-Cloud World - NetApp

Prosperity

NetApp - Join NetApp as you learn how to leverage public cloud to

your greatest advantage while embracing cloud design principles to

optimize on-premise workloads. You will learn ways to reduce the

complexity of cloud adoption while avoiding vendor and cloud

provider lock-in.

Troy�Wilson �

5:00 PM� -� 7:30 PM Connect Reception & Partner Showcase

Legacy Ballroom



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Come One, Come All! Join us Thursday evening for a Big Top

experience with fantastic food, drinks, games, entertainment and

prizes. Network with peers, PDSers, and partners as you stroll the

midway and experience exhibits showcasing the latest and greatest

technologies and solutions!

8:00 PM� -� 10:00 PM Evening Entertainment: Paul Reiser

Northern Lights Theater

This year we’re thrilled to have comedian, actor, television writer,

author, and musician Paul Reiser join us at PDS CONNECT to provide

an evening of laughs and entertainment after our full day of

technology, inspiration, education, and networking. Join us Thursday

evening in the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi to unwind,

connect with peers, and enjoy a stand-up performance you won’t

forget.

Paul�Reiser�